(^510) THE GREEK SAGAS: GREEK LOCAL LEGENDS
Perseus Beheads Medusa. Limestone metope from Selinus, ca. 540 B.C.; height 58 in. To the
left stands Athena, wearing a peplos. The winged horse, Pegasus, springs from the body of
Medusa. The frontality of the figures compels the viewer to confront the horror of Medusa's
face and the necessity for Perseus of avoiding her gaze. (Palermo, Museo Nazionale.)
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